Apparatus for gathering molten glass



Oct. 23, 1934. L. D. SOUBIER 1,973,032

APPARATUS FOR GATHERING MOLTEN GLASS Filed May 25, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1 W am Oct. 23, 1934. 1.. D. SOUBIER APPARATUS FOR GATHERING MOLTEN GLASS Filed May 25, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 23, 1934 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPARATUS FOR GATHERING MOLTEN GLASS Leonard D. Soubier, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Ofwggfis-lllinois Glass Company, a corporation 0 Application May 25, 1933, Serial No. 672,816

6 Claims. (Cl. 49-5) My invention relates to machines for molding possible to obtain uniform results in the finished glass articles, of the type in which the molds are ware. If the operations are timed to obtain the caused to travel over a pool or supply body of best results with the charge entering one mold molten glass and gather their charges of glass cavity, the other charge will result in an inferior by suction. More particularly, the invention reor defective product. An aim of the present inlates to a mold plow or device arranged to project vention is to overcome this difliculty.

downward into the glass behind the traveling A further object of the invention is to provide mold for the purpose of lifting or holding a supply a plow adjustable in such manner and into such of molten glass in sealing contact with the mold position relative to the mold that it will effectively cavity while a charge of glass is being drawn by hold a supply 01 glass in sealing contact with the suction into the mold. The mold plow also serves mold while the charge of glass is entering the as a glass circulating device. mold cavity and thereby prevent leakage of air The present invention embodies certain iminto the mold.

provements on the apparatus disclosed in the Other objects of the invention will appear patent to Rule and Soubier, Number 1,801,457, hereinafter.

April 21,1931. In my copending application Serial Number In machines of the type above indicated, the 566,645, filed October 3, 1931, on which Patent molds may gather their charges from a station- No. 1,967,377 was granted July 24, 1934, there ary pot or container which may be a forehearth is disclosed subject-matter also disclosed in the 20 extension of the main tank, or the glass may be present application. The latter is a continuagathered from a rotating pot. The temperature tion of said copending application, as to all of the glass is not always uniform throughout the such subject-matter common to the two applicagathering area, but usually varies at different tions.

distances from the rim of the pot. It is highly Referring to the accompanying drawings:

35 desirable that the temperature of the glass should Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of one head or be uniform throughout the area from which the unit of a suction gathering machine, to which glass is drawn into the molds. the present invention is applied.

An object of the present invention is to provide Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of a gathera mold plow which is adjustable in a manner to ing pot and a traveling mold in glass gathering adjustably vary and control the path of moveposition.

ment of the glass from the pot into the mold, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of a mold with a plow in a way to insure glass of uniform temperature attached thereto.

entering the mold. The invention is of special Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation at value in connection with plural .cavity molds. the line IV-IV on Fig. 3.

35 Such molds are ordinarily arranged with the mold Fig. 5 is an elevation of the mold and plow. cavities traveling in separate paths at different Fig. 6 is a section at the line VI-VIon Fig. 5. radial distances from their center of rotation Fig. '7 is an elevation of the plow, looking at and thus gathering their charges of glass at difthe inner side thereof. ferent distances from the rim of the pot. The Referring particularly to Fig. l, I have shown 40 present invention provides means for adjusting the invention applied to an Owens suction type the plow in a manner to counteract these inmachine such as disclosed in the patent to equalities in temperature and thereby obtain LaFrance, Number 1,185,687, June 6, 1916. The mold charges which are of equal temperature in machine comprises a mold carriage 10 which roall of the mold cavities. Such equality of temtates continuously about a vertical axis and car- 45 perature is essential to the production of ware ries an annular series of heads or units. Each of uniform quality. The several operations of unit comprises a parison mold including a body gathering a charge of glass, severing it from the blank mold l1 and a neck mold 12, said molds supply body, compacting it in the mold, cooling carried on a dip frame 13 which is movable verit, reheating, expanding it in the finishing mold, tically on the mold carriage for lowering and lift- 50 and finally discharging it, must all be timed to ing the molds. Such movement of the dip frame correspond with the temperature of the glass is controlled by a stationary cam 14 on which in order to produce perfect ware. Evidently if runs a roll 15 having the usual operating connecthe glass gathered in one mold cavity of a plural tions with the dip frame. cavity mold is at a different temperature from As the mold carriage rotates, each mold 11 is 55 that gathered in the other mold cavity, it is imbrought over a pot or container 16, herein shown as a forehearth extension of a glass melting and refining tank 17. When a mold reaches a position over the tank 16, it is lowered into sealing contact with the supply body 18 of molten glass and the mold cavities filled by suction applied through a pipe 20 under the control of the usual valves (not shown). Each mold 11 may comprise separable sections having vertical meeting faces 21 and formed with a plurality of mold cavities 22.

In accordance with the present invention, each blank mold is provided with an implement or plow 25 which is attached to the mold in position to extend downward behind the mold and dip into the glass when the mold is lowered to its charging position. The lower margin 26 of the plow is preferably at a level below the bottom of the mold. The plow serves to lift or scoop the glass up and hold it in sealing contact with the lower end of the mold cavity in a manner to insure a perfect seal and prevent air leakage into the mold cavity. The plow also serves to carry or push forward along with the mold, that portion of glass from which the mold charge is being drawn. This prevents the usual drag or pull of the glass in the tank on the glass entering the mold, due to the forward movement of the mold relative to the supply body of glass, and thereby greatly facilitates the movement of the glass into the mold.

The mold section to which the plow is attached is cut away to provide an arc-shaped recess 2'7 to receive the plow. The latter comprises an arcshaped body portion 28 which fits within the re"- cess 27 but is of less length than said recess to permit adjustment of the plow in a direction circumferentially of the mold. The plow is held in its adjusted position by means of screw bolts 29 which extend downward through slots 30 formed in the mold, the lower ends of the bolts having a screw threaded connection with the plow. The lower inner face 31 of the plow body 28 is flush with the lower face of the mold and extends rearwardly and downwardly therefrom in a curve, providing a pocket 32 for the glass in front of the plow. The lower portion or blade 33 of the plow is in the form of an arc-shaped wall behind the mold, said wall, as shown, extending in an arc circumferentially of the mold. The length of the plow is such that it traverses a path of greater width than the distance between the mold cav ities 22, so that the body of glass which is carried forward by the plow extends laterally beyond the mold cavities.

By adjusting the plow circumferentially of the mold, it may be positioned to gather glass at different distances from the rim of the pot, depending upon its position of adjustment. Such adjustment also permits the plow to be accurately positioned for holding the glass in sealing contact with the mold cavities as the mold and plow advance. Adjustment for this purpose has been found to be important because the position of adjustment for obtaining satisfactory results depends upon the condition and temperature of the glass and the rate at which the mold is advancing relative to the glass during the charging operation.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. The combination of a suction gathering mold,

having a mold cavity opening through the bottom thereof, means for causing the mold to travel horizontally over a pool of molten glass, a plow positioned behind the mold cavity and mounted to travel with the mold, said plow dipping into the glass during the travel of the mold thereover, and means for adjusting the plow laterally of its direction of travel and thereby adjustably shifting its path of travel through the glass.

2. The combination of a suction gathering mold having a mold cavity opening through the bottom thereof, means for causing the mold to travel horizontally over a pool of molten glass, a plow positioned behind the mold cavity and mounted to travel with the mold, said plow dipping into the glass during the travel of the mold thereover, and means for adjusting the plow circumferentially of the mold.

3. The combination of a mold having a vertically disposed mold cavity opening through the bottom of the mold, said mold having an arcshaped recess in one side thereof, a plow comprising a body seated in said recess and horizonprising a body seated in'said recess and horizon- 1r tally adjustable therein, and means for securing the plow in adjusted position, said plow comprising an arc-shaped blade concentric with the mold and projecting downward below the bottom face of the mold.

5. The combination of a mold comprising hori" zontally separable sections having their meeting faces in a vertical plane, the mold having recesses in said faces forming a plurality of mold cavities opening through the lower end of the mold, one

of said mold sections having an arc-shaped recess in its outer face, a plow comprising a body portion seated in said last mentioned recess and adjustable therein circumferentially of the mold, and

means for securing the plow in its adjusted position, said plow including an arc-shaped blade extending downward below the mold.

The combination of a mold comprising horizontally separable sections having their meeting faces in a vertical plane, the mold having recesses in said faces forming a plurality of mold cavities opening through the lower end of the mold, one of said mold sections having an arc-shaped recess in its outer face, a plow comprising a body portion seated in said last mentioned recess and adjustable therein circumferentially of the mold, means for securing the plow in its adjusted position, said plow including an arc-shaped blade extending downward below the mold, and means for causing the mold to travel horizontally over a pool of molten glass in a direction transverse to said meeting faces and with the plow blade dipping into the glass during said travel, said blade being of a length to span the path of the mold cavities and positioned to hold a supply of LEONARD D. SOUBIER. 

